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Illustrated playbills such as these produced by Astley's Theatre paved the way for grander and more elaborately illustrated playbills that developed into the pictorial poster. The evening's entertainment will also include Herr Cline on the elastic cord, Mr Ducrow as a Chinese enchanter riding three horses at the same time, and a 'Grand Military Spectacle in Two Acts', entitled <i>War in India!, or, the Burmese Empire!  </i>\n\nPaul Pry was the title character in a popular comic play by John Liston (1776-1846), which opened at the Haymarket Theatre in 1825. Pry, a busybody, became famous for his catchphrases, 'I've just dropped in' and 'I hope I don't intrude', which are quoted on this playbill. The character carried an umbrella, which he would conveniently leave behind him, thus providing opportunities to return and snoop. 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